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Weather Forecast for Kaikoura9m above sea level

Mostly sunny. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.

Now

27°
Kaikoura
Observed at 4:23pm from:
Kaikōura (IKAIKU4)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmWNW 19km/h26°19%997.97hPa

Today

25°
Kaikoura
Mostly sunny. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
20%traceESE 18km/h9 (Very High)4:41pm7:53am

Tonight

12°
Kaikoura
Mainly clear. Light West to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
0%traceWNW 10km/h12:31am12:48pmWaxing Gibbous

Next 24 Hours in Kaikoura

Next 9 Days in Kaikoura

Mon 9 Dec
Mon 9 Dec
21°
Day
14°
Night
Mainly sunny. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
19km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mainly sunny. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
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Tue 10 Dec
Tue 10 Dec
23°
Day
15°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Light East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
13km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Light East to Nor'East winds.
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Wed 11 Dec
Wed 11 Dec
22°
Day
17°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
14km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
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Thu 12 Dec
Thu 12 Dec
24°
Day
17°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
14km/h
0%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy East to Nor'East winds.
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Fri 13 Dec
Fri 13 Dec
24°
Day
17°
Night
Mostly sunny. Light East to Nor'East winds.
ENE
12km/h
0%
chance
of rain

0.6mm
Mostly sunny. Light East to Nor'East winds.
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Sat 14 Dec
Sat 14 Dec
21°
Day
14°
Night
Showers. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
15km/h
50%
chance
of rain

4.9mm
Showers. Breezy East to Sou'East winds.
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Sun 15 Dec
Sun 15 Dec
17°
Day
13°
Night
Showers. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
18km/h
50%
chance
of rain

9.4mm
Showers. Breezy South to Sou'East winds.
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Mon 16 Dec
Mon 16 Dec
19°
Day
14°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy East to Sou'East winds.
ESE
21km/h
50%
chance
of rain

7.2mm
Showers. Fairly breezy East to Sou'East winds.
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Tue 17 Dec
Tue 17 Dec
22°
Day
15°
Night
Partly cloudy. Breezy Nor'East winds.
NE
17km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Partly cloudy. Breezy Nor'East winds.
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Enrico Monteclaro on 6/12/2024 2:30am

Why are we still seeing spring weather? Is this spring going to end by the end of year or anytime soon

jet on 6/12/2024 9:23pm

yes easterlies return next weekend

Phil on 5/12/2024 5:42am

Hey mate, I know you’ve had this question in the past few weeks because I was about to ask the same one. When is this going to ease in Southland. It’s honestly dreadful, the wind is absolutely insane. I’ve lived here 45 years and never seen anything even close to it. It’s December for crying out loud and we can’t drive on our bloody paddocks yet without bogging. I know for a fact mental health is down around these ways and there’s nothing in the news about it.

WW Forecast Team on 5/12/2024 7:04pm

Hi there thanks for the message and we appreciate the stress you’re under in Southland, as we’ve been talking about your pattern since winter. In August we said a spring pattern dominated by storms over the Southern Ocean would likely far outweigh anything La Nina related in the tropics… in other words, extending your not-so-flash weather pattern into summer. With that in mind we don’t expect any major changes this month – but a couple of silver linings are that generally warmer weather is in the mix now, and rainfall totals are dropping down from where they were over previous months (although western and coastal areas may not notice much change).

More details in our latest ClimateWatch update for December: https://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/climatewatch-december-outlook-looks-like-a-warmer-extension-of-spring-12-maps-video

Cheers and all the very best for the weeks/months ahead
Phil D

Edward on 1/12/2024 11:24pm

Hi Phil,

I was wondering if you could elaborate a little more around cold fronts. What conditions/set up is needed for them to properly make it to the Waikato (in the sense of delivering meaninful rain), and what causes them to fizzle?

I know from my own rainfall records that last summer here where I farm (Matamata/Tirau), it started to dry out a bit in December but we had some rain between Christmas and the new year (I think from a low, if my memory serves me right), and then regularly we received 20-30mm of rain from cold fronts in January, which kept things growing well. Once February rolled around however, that dried up. I’ve noticed that also this year, the cold fronts have just decided to give up and only deliver a few mm’s or none at all. What causes this?

Cheers,
Edward

Cairo on 8/12/2024 2:47am

Ridge of high pressure in north island. Slowing down fronts before they make it north and rainfall ends up dissipating. Common in el nino

Josh on 1/12/2024 7:40pm

hey phil and ww team. Josh here. december already. I love your auckland forecast today haha. yes its been very cloudy most of weekend and last week with few sunny days. hopefully this summery week is sunny.

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